Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
Because he loved him
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Bible References
Because he loved him
1 Samuel 18:1
And it came to pass when he had finished speaking unto Saul that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Deuteronomy 13:6
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son or thy daughter or the wife of thy bosom or thy friend who is as thine own soul should entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou nor thy fathers have known,
2 Samuel 1:26
I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant hast thou been unto me; thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
Proverbs 18:24
The man that has friends must show himself to be a friend, and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.
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1 Samuel 23:18
And the two made a covenant before the LORD, and David abode in the woods, and Jonathan returned to his house.
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.